This lecture was founded to perpetuate the memory of Dr Paul Wood who was at the forefront of modern cardiology from 1948 until his early death in 1962. He was renowned worldwide for his skills as a clinical cardiologist and teacher.

1995 - J Somerville, LondonThe Master's Legacy

1997 - A Maseri, Rome, ItalyThe mechanisms of unstable angina

1999 - P Poole-Wilson, LondonHeart muscle; intransigence or target

2001 - B Meier, Berne, SwitzerlandPercutaneous closure of the new patent foramen ovale in patients with paradoxical stroke, a new wave in interventional cardiology